When you a buy a watch, you're often faced with a dilemma. Do you save a bit of money and go for one that looks the part, but can't go 200 feet under water? Or do you go all about and by the real Swiss deal, that'll go anywhere and probably last a lifetime?
It's a similar story these days when shopping for luxury SUVs. Most are glorified cars, with about as much off-road capability as a pair of stiletto heels, yet those that peddle them, still like to associate their products with outdoorsy lifestyle.
Then of course you've got the Range Rover, a vehicle that's as much at home wading through riverbeds as it is trundling down Rodeo Drive or the King's Road. Back in 1970, when it was first launched, it's modern styling; all aluminum V8 and coil-sprung suspension defined what we now call a luxury SUV. Although primitive by modern standards, it was at the time, a major step up from a Series II/III Land Rover.
As we've progressed, so has the Range Rover. Now in the twilight of its third-generation, the Rover continues to be what it always was, a shining example of a proper off-roader that packs sophistication and panache. Offered in two trim levels, HSE and Supercharged, starting at $79,275 and $95,125 respectively, for 2010, it's received a number of upgrades, including new engines, slight suspension changes, upgraded brakes and a revised interior, plus mild tweaks to the exterior styling.
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2010 Land Rover Range Rover: First Drive
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